Single-wheel emergency-truck.



U, BUTCHER.

SlNGLE WHEELEMERGENCY TRUCK.

APPLlCA TION F ILED SEPTJB, 19H.

' Patented Sept. 21,1915.

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' Specification of'Iie'ttersPatent, Sept, 21,1915,

' Application filed se 't-emt n'a'iaie- Serialno;62,380.

To all whom it may concern 4 Be'it known that I, UnABU'rcHEn, a citi zenof the United States, residing at Athens, in the county of Athens andState-of Ohio,

have invented new and useful Improvements in Single Wheel EmergencyTrucks, of

which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to trucks-and more especially 'to the class ofsingle Wheel emergency trucks for automobiles or thelike.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a truck of thischaracter wherein on the breaking-of one of the wheels or axles of anautomobile, the said truck canbe applied to the car for the convenienthauling of thesame to a repair shop or garage.

Another object of the invention is the provision of a truck of thischaracter which will fit any automobile, on either the router rear axlethereof, and Will enable the travel the latter being"- adapted toembrace the rear" axle B of the automobile. The hanger 11' visadjustably connected to the beam 5 by of the carfrom one point toanother'with out undue strain thereon or damage thereto.

A further object of the invention is the provision of a truck of thischaracter which is simple in construction, strong, durable,

readily and easily mounted on and detached from a car,- reliable andefiicientin '1ts purpose and also inexpensive in manufacture.

With these and other objects in view, the

invention consists in the construction, com-- bination and arrangement'ofparts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated. 1n

the accompanying drawing,'and pointed out in the claim hereuntoappended.

In thedrawing: Figure 1 is a side eleva' tion of an automobile, showingthe truck constructed in accordance with the invention applied; F1g.2 isa rear elevation oftheau- 'tomobile With the truck; Fig. 3 is asectional Y view, on the line 33 of Fig. 2:; Fig. 4 is a sectional Viewon the line of Fig. 2 and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of the singlewheel truck detached.

Similar reference characters indicate corresponding parts throughout theseveralviews' of the drawing,

Referring to the drawing'in detail, A desiglnates generally anautomobile, which in this instance is of the touring car type althoughit may be of any other'type having a rear axle B, which for the sake ofillustrating 1 the manner or application of the singlewheel emergencytruck hereinafter fully described carries the same although is to be Ithe said rod. I

prises a short axle beam'fii formeda't one endwith-an' upturned; portion6 carrying a wheel spindle 7, which is integral therewith,

' w and on which is journaled an auxiliary emer gency Wheel 8 which isof'any ordinary "well known construction provided with a metal cushionor pneuma'tictire as maybe preferred; Clamped, upon the beam 5 close tothe upturned portion 6 thereof is a trough-' like hearing 9, in. whichis adapted to .be

seated the brakelband 10'disposed' concen trically about the rear'axle Bof thefautoe -.mobile and of the'usu'al' construction, While adjustablyconnected to the said beam 5 'is a hanger 11' formed With anaxleclip-12,

having its shank engaged in any oneof a series of holes 13 formed in thesaid beam and threadedon the shank are jamnuts 14,

which engage opposite sides of the beam when the shank isp'assed throughany one of the said holes in the beam and in thismanner the hanger'i'sadjustably fastened thereto:-- The axle spindle 7 is'extended beyond theouter end of the hub. of the auxiliary emergency Wheel 8 to receive theeye-terminal 15' of a bracerod 16 which has adjustably connectedzto itsopp'osite end a U-shaped clip 1-7 to engage withtherunning board 18 ofthe, automobile, one branch. of .the clip 17 being fitted withadjustable, binding or setscrews 19 which serve to firmly fasten theclip-1'5 on the'running board. Theeye-terinitial 15 of the bracerod 16is held upon the axle spindle through the medium of suitable lock nuts20, While the clip 17 is mounted upon the "rod 16 and heldin adjustedposie tion thereon through the medium of jam nuts 21, which. are

'adjustably threaded on It is of course to be understood that the singlewheel emergency truck is used only Whenany one ofthevvheels or the axleof an automobile breaks and when applied as hereinbefore set forth-twillpermit the travel of the automobile from one point to another for thehauling thereof to a repair shop. or

mobiles comprising an axle beam having an garage thereby obviating thedr a-gging of the iiisabled car which results in stress upon its]partsand oftentimes damage therete.

From the'for'egoing itisthought that the construction and manner ofeperation of the ASingle wheel emergency truck for. we

offset wheel spindle, a Wheel journaled on the spindle, & bearing on thebeam, an adjustable axle clip connected withthe beam and a brace rodconnected with the outer end of the spindle and having a clamp.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presenee 0f two witnesses.

, URA BUTCHER. "Witnesses:

CHAS. E.'GAMERON, Gum CAMERON.

